The Bahouth Bike Company Has Completed an Exhaustive Analysis for Four

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Essay

The Bahouth Bike Company has completed an exhaustive analysis for four suppliers of bicycle frames to support their business. They considered on-time speed, top quality and customization in their selection process. Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points), and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor, 10 = excellent). The data are shown in the following table.

Using the preference matrix (total weighted score) approach for selecting suppliers, which supplier should Bahouth select? What is its total weighted score?

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